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Sam BankheadvsBobby Adams

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

X · VAL group BAT

Sam Bankhead

1932–1948 · 15 seasons

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3B · VAL group BAT

Bobby Adams

1946–1959 · 14 seasons

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At a glance

Sam Bankhead and Bobby Adams: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Sam Bankhead	Stat	Bobby Adams
15	Seasons	14
24.1	Career VAL	22.3
3.9 (1935)	Peak-season VAL	4.6 (1952)
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	1

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Sam Bankhead and Bobby Adams have
Sam Bankhead	Stat	Bobby Adams
Career
673	Games	1,281
Batting
714	Hits	1,082
21	Home runs	37
362	RBI	303
435	Runs	591
105	Stolen bases	67
257

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	Sam Bankhead	Bobby Adams
21	1.5	—
22	1	—
23	3.1	—
24	3.9	1.3
25	2.2	1.7
26	—	1.7
27	0	0
28	1.2	3.9
29	—	2.9
30	—	4.6
31	3.9	0.2
32	2.4	2.8
33	1.6	1.6
34	1.7	0.6
35	0.8	0.2
36	0	0.8
37	0.8	—

Age	Sam Bankhead	Bobby Adams
21	1.5	—
22	1	—
23	3.1	—
24	3.9	1.3
25	2.2	1.7
26	—	1.7
27	0	0
28	1.2	3.9
29	—	2.9
30	—	4.6
31	3.9	0.2
32	2.4	2.8
33	1.6	1.6
34	1.7	0.6
35	0.8	0.2
36	0	0.8
37	0.8	—

Age	Sam Bankhead	Bobby Adams
21	1.5	—
22	1	—
23	3.1	—
24	3.9	1.3
25	2.2	1.7
26	—	1.7
27	0	0
28	1.2	3.9
29	—	2.9
30	—	4.6
31	3.9	0.2
32	2.4	2.8
33	1.6	1.6
34	1.7	0.6
35	0.8	0.2
36	0	0.8
37	0.8	—

Age	Sam Bankhead	Bobby Adams
21	1.5	—
22	1	—
23	3.1	—
24	3.9	1.3
25	2.2	1.7
26	—	1.7
27	0	0
28	1.2	3.9
29	—	2.9
30	—	4.6
31	3.9	0.2
32	2.4	2.8
33	1.6	1.6
34	1.7	0.6
35	0.8	0.2
36	0	0.8
37	0.8	—